Which country has the highest EIU Democracy Index Overall Score?

Norway has the highest EIU Democracy Index Overall Score in 2025, at 9.81, followed by New Zealand (9.62) and Denmark (9.42).

Which country has the lowest EIU Democracy Index Overall Score?

Afghanistan has the lowest EIU Democracy Index Overall Score in 2025, at 0.25.

What is the median EIU Democracy Index Overall Score across countries?

The median is 5.35 across the 167 countries with data in 2025.

Where does this democracy countries data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Democracy Index 2024 - EIU; Democracy Index 2023 - EIU; Democracy Index 2022 - EIU; Democracy Index 2020 - EIU.

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Norway has the highest EIU Democracy Index Overall Score in 2025 (9.81), followed by New Zealand (9.62) and Denmark (9.42). Afghanistan has the lowest (0.25).

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EIU Democracy Index Overall Score, 2025

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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median

5.35

Middle half 2.81 – 7.1

Average

5.19

167 countries

Highest

9.81

Norway

Lowest

0.25

Afghanistan

Over time · 2006–2025

The top 5 in 2025, against the median.

Median of all countries
Norway
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Denmark
Iceland
Finland

Data

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167 countries · # = rank by EIU Democracy Index Overall Score

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1	Norway	9.81
2	New Zealand	9.62
3	Denmark	9.42
4	Iceland	9.38
5	Finland	9.37
6	Sweden	9.35
7	Ireland	9.33
8	Switzerland	9.32
9	Canada	9.08
9	Luxembourg	9.08
11	Netherlands	8.93
12	Uruguay	8.92
13	Japan	8.85
13	Australia	8.85
15	Taiwan	8.78
16	Germany	8.73
17	Austria	8.42
18	United Kingdom	8.34
19	Costa Rica	8.29
20	Portugal	8.28
21	Mauritius	8.23
22	Spain	8.2
23	Czechia	8.15
24	Greece	8.07
24	Estonia	8.07
26	France	8.05
27	Chile	7.97
28	Malta	7.93
29	Slovenia	7.82
30	Israel	7.8
31	Belgium	7.77
32	South Korea	7.75
33	Latvia	7.73
34	United States	7.65
34	Poland	7.65
36	Botswana	7.63
37	Italy	7.58
37	Cape Verde	7.58
39	Lithuania	7.55
40	Cyprus	7.45
41	South Africa	7.16
42	Malaysia	7.11
43	Trinidad and Tobago	7.09
44	Panama	7.04
45	Suriname	7.03
46	Timor-Leste	6.97
47	India	6.96
48	Slovakia	6.94
49	Argentina	6.89
50	Brazil	6.76
51	Dominican Republic	6.75
52	Jamaica	6.74
53	Montenegro	6.73
54	Thailand	6.59
55	Hungary	6.58
56	Sri Lanka	6.57
57	Croatia	6.5
57	Mongolia	6.5
59	Namibia	6.48
60	Indonesia	6.37
61	Bulgaria	6.34
62	Philippines	6.31
63	Serbia	6.3
64	North Macedonia	6.28
65	Ghana	6.24
66	Lesotho	6.23
67	Albania	6.2
68	Singapore	6.18
69	Romania	6.11
70	Malawi	6.1
71	Guyana	6.09
72	Senegal	6.05
73	Colombia	6.04
73	Paraguay	6.04
75	Papua New Guinea	5.9
76	Peru	5.88
77	Moldova	5.86
78	Zambia	5.82
79	Bhutan	5.65
80	Liberia	5.57
81	Mexico	5.4
82	Fiji	5.39
83	Bolivia	5.38
84	Armenia	5.35
85	Bosnia and Herzegovina	5.23
86	Ecuador	5.2
87	Tanzania	5.13
88	Madagascar	5.06
89	Kenya	5.05
90	Hong Kong	5.03
91	Morocco	4.97
92	Honduras	4.87
93	Ukraine	4.79
94	Guatemala	4.65
94	Tunisia	4.65
96	El Salvador	4.57
97	Gambia	4.47
98	Sierra Leone	4.44
99	Georgia	4.36
100	Uganda	4.31
101	Bangladesh	4.27
102	Turkey	4.26
102	Benin	4.26
104	Ivory Coast	4.24
105	Nigeria	4.1
106	Nepal	4.01
107	Angola	3.94
108	Mauritania	3.84
109	Lebanon	3.81
110	Algeria	3.55
111	Gabon	3.49
112	Palestine	3.44
113	Mozambique	3.38
114	Rwanda	3.34
115	Jordan	3.28
116	Kyrgyzstan	3.27
117	United Arab Emirates	3.18
118	Qatar	3.17
119	Ethiopia	3.13
119	Iraq	3.13
121	Oman	3.05
122	Zimbabwe	2.98
123	Kazakhstan	2.91
124	Togo	2.88
125	Haiti	2.81
125	Comoros	2.81
127	Azerbaijan	2.8
128	Egypt	2.79
128	Republic of the Congo	2.79
130	Kuwait	2.78
131	Cambodia	2.7
131	Djibouti	2.7
133	Vietnam	2.62
134	Eswatini	2.6
135	Cuba	2.58
136	Cameroon	2.56
137	Burkina Faso	2.55
138	Bahrain	2.45
139	Pakistan	2.44
140	Mali	2.4
141	Libya	2.31
142	China	2.24
143	Guinea	2.15
144	Venezuela	2.13
144	Burundi	2.13
146	Uzbekistan	2.1
147	Saudi Arabia	2.08
148	Russia	2.03
149	Belarus	1.99
150	Nicaragua	1.97
150	Eritrea	1.97
152	Iran	1.96
153	Yemen	1.95
153	Niger	1.95
155	Tajikistan	1.94
156	DR Congo	1.92
156	Equatorial Guinea	1.92
158	Chad	1.76
159	Laos	1.71
160	Turkmenistan	1.54
161	Sudan	1.46
162	Syria	1.37
162	Guinea-Bissau	1.37
164	Central African Republic	1.18
165	North Korea	1.08
166	Myanmar	0.96
167	Afghanistan	0.25

What correlates with EIU Democracy Index Overall Score (2025)?

Pearson r against 1,461 other country metrics sharing at least 101 countries, 1 near-identical series hidden. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher EIU Democracy Index Overall Score tend to score higher on these (or rank better)

Global Freedom ScoreFreedom Index by Country
r = +0.96 · very strong · n = 166
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Rights & RulesSocial Progress Index by Country
r = +0.92 · very strong · n = 161
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Human Freedom IndexFreedom Index by Country
r = +0.91 · very strong · n = 159
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LP Personal FreedomLegatum Prosperity IndexA rank: rank 1 is the best
r = −0.91 · very strong · n = 162
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Personal Freedom ScoreFreedom Index by Country
r = +0.90 · very strong · n = 157
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WJP RoLI Fundamental Rights ScoreWorld Justice Project (WJP) Rule of Law Index
r = +0.89 · very strong · n = 133
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher EIU Democracy Index Overall Score tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)

Civil Liberties Freedom RatingVoting Rights by Country
r = −0.93 · very strong · n = 159
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Political Rights Freedom RatingVoting Rights by Country
r = −0.93 · very strong · n = 159
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State LegitimacyFailed States
r = −0.91 · very strong · n = 164
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Human RightsFailed States
r = −0.87 · very strong · n = 164
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Vulnerability ScoreGlobal Slavery Index by Country
r = −0.82 · very strong · n = 156
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Vulnerability Score (lower is better)Countries that Still Have Slavery
r = −0.82 · very strong · n = 157
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest EIU Democracy Index Overall Score?: Norway has the highest EIU Democracy Index Overall Score in 2025, at 9.81, followed by New Zealand (9.62) and Denmark (9.42).
Which country has the lowest EIU Democracy Index Overall Score?: Afghanistan has the lowest EIU Democracy Index Overall Score in 2025, at 0.25.
What is the median EIU Democracy Index Overall Score across countries?: The median is 5.35 across the 167 countries with data in 2025.
Where does this democracy countries data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Democracy Index 2024 - EIU; Democracy Index 2023 - EIU; Democracy Index 2022 - EIU; Democracy Index 2020 - EIU.